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  • 03 March, 2023

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Moscow halts the New START  

Moscow halts the New START

The final major military deal between Russia and the United States, known as New START, has recently been confirmed to be suspended.

The New START: What Is It?

  • The original "Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty," also known as START-I, was signed between the US and the then-USSR in 1991 and went into effect in 1994. It carries the term START.
  • After expiring in 2009, START-I, which set a cap on the number of nuclear warheads and ICBMs( intercontinental ballistic missile ) each side may have at 6,000 and 1,600, respectively, was superseded first by the SORT (also known as the Treaty of Moscow) and later by the New START treaty.

New Start:

  • The "Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms," known as "New START," went into effect on February 5, 2011, and set new, independently verifiable restrictions on nuclear weapons with an intercontinental range.
  • The primary restrictions on strategic offensive weapons set forth in the pact had to be met by the two nations by February 2018 and they had to adhere to those limits for the duration that the treaty was in effect. Thereafter, the deal was extended by the US and the Russian Federation through February 2026.

What Effects Does the Suspension Have?

  • If the pact is suspended, it might be more challenging for the US to keep track of compliance.
  • If Putin went further and ceased routine reporting and data exchange on nuclear weapon movements and other relevant developments, it would be a major blow given that Russia has already suspended mutual inspections of nuclear weapons installations and participation in a bilateral consultative panel.
  • The action is "essentially symbolic," and it's likely that Russia made the declaration to put pressure on the US to approach it about ending the war so that Russia could choose the conditions under which it did so.

Source: The Guardian


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